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Genesis 2:12

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 2:12

Verse 12 of 25

Scripture focus

And the gold of that land [is] good: there [is] bdellium and the onyx stone.

Genesis 2:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 2:12

Theological / Devotional

There is bdellium. According to Pliny, bdellium was the transparent and odoriferous resin of a tree native to Arabia, India, Persia, and Babylonia. Whether this was the same as the bdellium of antediluvian days, we do not know.

The onyx stone. This must be one of the precious or semiprecious stones, probably of a red color. The ancient versions vary in their translations between the onyx, sardonyx, sardius, and beryl; hence, it is not certain that the translation “onyx” is correct.

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